South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

State News.
A bass weighing III lbs. vas
caught recently near Cbariestoxn.
There is = postofnce in this State
named Squirejim.
Mr.. Is. r. Harrison has resigned
the Office Of Mayor of ; hepherds.
town.
The guests at the Green brier
White Sulphur Springs now lumber
about Eve hundred.
Tsere was another Are in Grafton
Thursday night. but happily il was
extiDguished before much damage
was done.
A boy threw q atone al Q play mate
10 Weilsburg Friday, striking him on
the knee. IL didn't tnrt him IL uch
at Afst. but inside OF two days Tire
little fellow vas dead from lock jaw.
Severe thunderstorms visited scve.
raj parts OF this State Monday. The
barn Of A, l.. Witbers, in Jefferson
county, Was struck by lightning and
scSoAhSt Win " 20 tuOuSauV
bushels OF wheat.
At Grafton, also. some damage was
done TO property by wind and light
| ming.
The West Virginia Medical Asso-
citation will meet in Huntington mex.
year. The following officers were
elected: President, Luther Brock /,
of Morganiown; Vice President. Doc.
tors Pipes, Austen and Carpenter;
Secretary DR.. Fullerton Treasurer,
DR.. Campbell.
A child five years Of age was bit
ten on tue wrist by u large copper
snake at Evansville, Preston cou nty,
and died soon afLerwf rus. The rep
tile fastened It's fan2s so deeply in
the chiIds wrist tha. IL could not
free itself, but hung there till the
family dog tore it loGs, and shook it
to pieces.
A boy In Mononsaiia county. got
Q bean fastened IN his throat. He
suffered very much for a long time,
was bedfast aud had become II uch re-
duced. At last rs q ,lerni resort il
was decided to perfor.n tracheo, omy
which was done, his wind2ipe being
cut open and the foreign substa nee
removed. The case attrac' ell consid-
cradle attention.
Rev" W. S. keys,r, a moonshi.
ner. was jailed At Charleston Friday.
He was the proprietor Of q mild tenn
peraLce drink known as "war whoop
peppermint" made by mixing u gall
lon OF brandy and . half ounce OF
peppermint. Between preaching and
vending his tonics at picDics and
camp. meeting, he made . pretty fair
living.
Keyser Tribune: DR.. II. V. Neal
died at his home on Main str, ct.
Thursday morning, at Z o'clock, from
the effects Of a paralytlc str ks re-
ceivtd the day before. The doctor
was one Of the oldest citizens Of his
place, having resided here since the
year l849. His family have the sy m
pathies of the community in this their
sal hour Of bereavement. He had
reached the age Of IL yeas. and bsd
enjoyed fine reputation as a pIacti,
cling physician. -. The good p ople
OF Burlington seem To be awakening
from their Rip Van Winkle nap, and
are making preparation for building
several now houses =. Mr.. Il. O..
High and LADY, Of Romney. were In
BurliDg' on this week.
Petersburg Gazette: Some unprin.
cipled fiend, poisoned the fine Nor.
man horse belonging to Benjamin
Lyons and Samuel Hawk, OF this
county. Mr, Ly ons tells US he would
not have parted with the horse for
less than $500. Work has common.
cod on the South Branch Bridge, and
Is being pushed forward rapidly.
They have met with no accidents or
obstacles in their work. The 6rst pile
was driven on Friday mornin g Of last
week. Fifty.six of these timbcrs.
about ffteen feet long are 10 be driv-
en-, 50 OF them ara already driven
The Iinbers are driven two feet he
meath the level OF the water and upon
them 10 10 be built the stone abutment.
Moorefeld Examiner: We hear tina,
the wheat which has been threshed
did not turn out as we'll as expected.
The Leads were not well filed -.
There Was no preaching in Moore6eld
last Sunday morning. We are told
that this is the second time that this
has happened In the past 20 years.
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